Verse 2
Isaiah 16:2
Free Bible Version
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Think about it and make a decision. Make your shadow as invisible at midday as during the night. Hide the refugees; don't betray them as they run away.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָיָ֥ה כְ/עוֹף נוֹדֵ֖ד קֵ֣ן מְשֻׁלָּ֑ח תִּֽהְיֶ֨ינָה֙ בְּנ֣וֹת מוֹאָ֔ב מַעְבָּרֹ֖ת לְ/אַרְנֽוֹן
English Translation
And it will be like a wandering bird, a fluttering nest; the daughters of Moab will be at the crossings of Arnon.
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Chapter 16 Context
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Send lambs as tribute to the ruler of the land, from Sela through the desert, to the mountain of the...
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Think about it and make a decision. Make your shadow as invisible at midday as during the night. Hid...
3
Let my refugees stay among you, Moab. Hide them from our enemies until the destroyer is no more, the...
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4
Then a kingdom will be set up based on trustworthy love, and on its throne will sit a faithful king...
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5
We know all about the pride of the Moabites, how terribly vain and conceited they are, completely ar...
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6
All the Moabites grieve for Moab. They all mourn the loss of the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, all o...
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7
Heshbon's fields have dried up, as have Sibmah's grapevines. The rulers of the nations have trampled...
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8
So I cry with Jazer for Sibmah's vines; I soak Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Nobody shouts in c...
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9
Joy and happiness are gone. Nobody celebrates in the harvest fields or the vineyards; nobody shouts...
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10
Heartbroken I cry for Moab like sad music on a harp; deep inside I weep for Kir-hareseth.
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11
The Moabites go and wear themselves out worshiping at their high places. They go to their shrines to...
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12
But now the Lord speaks again, and says, In three years, just as a contract worker precisely counts...
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